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A comprehensive guide for authorized security assessments, detailing systematic methods to escalate user privileges from low-level access to root control on Linux systems. Techniques covered include comprehensive system enumeration, exploiting kernel vulnerabilities (e.g., dirty pipe), abusing misconfigured sudo permissions (using gtfobins), and exploiting vulnerable SUID binaries.

This skill provides a comprehensive methodology for simulating privilege escalation attacks on compromised Linux and Windows environments. It guides the user through identifying vectors—including SUID abuse, misconfigured services, kernel vulnerabilities, cron job exploitation, and credential harvesting—to elevate initial low-privilege access to root or SYSTEM control. It is crucial for deep-dive penetration testing and assessing system security hardening.

This guide details advanced techniques used in red teaming and penetration testing to elevate user privileges from a low-level account to root access on a compromised Linux system. It covers exploiting misconfigurations, vulnerable services (like SUID/SGID binaries), improper sudo rules, kernel vulnerabilities (e.g., Dirty Pipe), and abuse of system services like Cron jobs and Systemd. Essential for authorized security assessments.

Walks through systematic Linux privilege escalation, covering enumeration, automation with linpeas/linenum, kernel exploit hunting, sudo/SUID abuse, and exploitation of cron, LD_PRELOAD, and GTFOBins for gaining root access.